Byfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Byfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household patterns in Byfield align closely with both state and national trends. Most of the community lives in small to medium groups, with a typical home holding 2.5 people. This makes the area very similar to other regions across Queensland and Australia.

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Where Byfield sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +13.6%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Byfield — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Byfield2.5
4703, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.3% of all homes.

2.5 ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▼ -19.4%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Byfield, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.0% ▼ -56.3%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Byfield, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Byfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30467/byfield/topic/family-households